Obituaries

Fairfield Police Department arrested Matthew Scott Thornton, 25 of 206 E. Hempstead Ave., Apt. B, at 1:51 p.m., Aug. 5, at Ninth Street and Stone Avenue. He is charged with driving while revoked.Fairfield Police report an arrest on an out-of-county warrant at 4:35 p.m. Aug. 4.

The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin before being shot to death by police was identified Monday as a 40-year-old Army veteran and former leader of a white supremacist heavy metal band.Wade Michael Page strode into the temple carrying a 9mm handgun and multiple magazines of ammunition and opened fire without saying a word, authorities said.When the shooting at the Sikh Temple of ...

Associate District CourtPaul Jones, 68, of 205 W. Briggs Ave., Apt. 341. Received a deferred judgment for operating while intoxicated, first offense. He was placed on two years probation, ordered to get a substance abuse evaluation, pay a civil penalty of $1,250, court costs, restitution and court appointed attorney fees, if any.Carol Florence Negro, 59, of Libertyville, pleaded guilty to operating while ...

LE MARS (AP) ?Wells Enterprises Inc. is seeking capital to become the leader in the nation?s ice cream industry.The family-owned company, which is based in Le Mars, will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year.The Le Mars Sentinel says Wells plans to raise capital to grow the business and become the No. 1 ice cream maker by 2020. The company says in a statement that the process of raising money for growth is ...

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:John Stephen Ulicny of 1848 Jasmine Ave., failure to obey stop or yield sign.Steven Mark Pilkington Jr. of 206 E. Hempstead Ave., failure to maintain safety belts, operating non-registered vehicle and violation ? financial liability coverage.Jesse David Hooever of Arbela, Mo., failure to obey traffic control device.Dawna Dalbey of ...

Fairfield Police Department investigated a report of criminal mischief at 11:38 a.m. Thursday at the Broadway Building, 607 W. Broadway Ave.

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to a one-car accident at 12:56 a.m. today in Brighton. Katelyn Louise Coop, 18, of 2347 142nd St., was driving a 2002 Oldsmobile Alero GL eastbound on 110th Street when she swerved to avoid a deer in the road. She ran off the right side of the road, struck a culvert and a ditch embankment, causing an estimated $2,000 damage to the car.Coop was arrested at 3:12 a.m. ...

India?s energy crisis cascaded over half the country today when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity for several hours in, by far, the world?s biggest blackout.Hundreds of trains stalled across the country and traffic lights went out, causing widespread traffic jams in New Delhi. Electric crematoria stopped operating, some with bodies half ...

Fairfield downtown streets will be sporting new stripes to raise pedestrian safety awareness, thanks to a five-year Community Transformation Grant.?The state applied for the federal grant from the Center for Disease Control,? said Chris Estle-Tedrow, director of Jefferson County Public Health. ?Jefferson County is one of 26 Iowa counties that received funding.?The intent of the grant is to make communities ...

Sheriff seeking information on church burglaries The Jefferson County Sheriffs Office is requesting the public?s assistance in the investigation of recent church burglaries.Since July 1, there have been four churches reportedly broken into and an additional attempted church break-in.The incidents have been reported at Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, Calvary Baptist Church in Batavia, Pleasant ...